Tsars Casino is a mobile casino with instant desktop play operated by RR Investments. The site, which launched in May 2020, is licensed in Curacao and enjoys high ratings from players in all of the countries they serve. Sorry, no USA or UK players are accepted.

New and returning players can look forward to amazing promotions, two-click withdrawals, and 24/7 support.

The site uses stringent geolocation filtering so if you are in one of the very few unserved jurisdictions you will not be able to access the website that features nearly 3,000 real money gambling games from dozens of top-name studios.

Since the site does not have a lengthy history, we have to look at its sister-site, Zen to get a feel for longterm customer satisfaction. 

What we found was a lot of happy returning customers and a few minor complaints that related to not reading or possibly not understanding the terms and conditions. The good news is all actions were taken within the terms, which players need to know and agree before depositing.

Deposits have to be turned over at least 3x (or at least 70% of last bonus/deposit) to avoid a withdrawal fee. That's a rare occurrence, most players churn deposits many times more than 3x. If you simply must withdraw after a good win you'll have to pay a "commission" fee to help cover the operator's payment processing expenses.

We also find one player in Brazil and one in Portugal stating that they didn't get a no deposit chip or no deposit free spins. One additional complaint was in regard to sports bets, and that one doesn't seem to have been resolved. The nuances of sports betting rules are not my strong point so we'll simply mention it here as we don't find any sports betting options at Tsars.

After a deep dive into the operator's history, we don't find any valid casino complaints that weren't handled quickly and amicably. Tsars should provide a royal experience for all players.

Software and Games

This is a gambling portal with almost every kind of casino game you might want to play. The website was designed for mobile use and the coding optimizes the experience for whatever sort of device you use from a handheld Android phone or an iPad to a desktop with a large HD display.

All of the games, including Ezugi, Lucky Streak, and Evolution Gaming live dealer streams, are played right in your web browser.

Live dealer games are found in a lobby of their own and include Baccarat, Blaze Roulette, Caribbean Stud Poker, Casino Hold’em, Crazy Time, Deal or No Deal, Dragon Tiger, Dream Catcher, Football Studio, Infinite Blackjack, Lightning Baccarat, Mega Ball, Monopoly, Portomaso Roulette, Side Bet City, and Texas Hold’em Poker.

There are at least half a dozen live studio providers available. In addition to those already mentioned, look for SA Games, Oriental Games, Authentic, Asia Gaming, Vivo, and more.

If you stay among the nearly 3,000 certified random number generator slot games, you can follow one of the suggested categories or use the onsite database for game sorting and filtering.

Some of the prepopulated categories include "Megaways" and "Feature Buy".

These are two categories that are fairly new to the industry, so we'll look at both of them with a little bit of detail.

Megaways

The Megaways slots engine was invented by Australian developer Big Time Gaming. The feature became so popular overnight that a small handful of huge legacy slot providers decided to take them up on the offer to develop games together. In a super-simplified illustration, they could take an existing game and bolt on this feature mechanic, but of course, none of them did that exactly.

A section, newly expanded section, or the entire existing reel set is modified to provide a high octane bonus experience with special features, free spins, a new multi-line structure, and unlimited win multipliers.

Most often the reel structure for the bonus will consist of an extra row so there are four visible reel symbols - but that's not all - they can also add a sixth reel making a 3x5 slot with 15 positions become a 4x6 with 24 potentially active visible reel positions.

With every spin, the game changes with up to 7 symbols on a reel. The way they are laid out there can be more than 100,000 virtual pay lines with each game plugging in a variety of bonus features including increasing and unlimited win multipliers, randomly triggered bonus rounds and free spins.

While the Megaways component is owned by Big Time Gaming, other developers have licensing deals to use it.

Go into the Megaways library to find Blueprint games like Legacy of Ra or Buffalo Rising Megaways, Star Clusters Megaclusters Bonanza directly from Big Time, Great Rhino by Pragmatic Play, Odin Infinity reels by ReelPlay, Anubis Wild from Inspired Gaming, 1 Million BC by Iron Dog, BeetleJuice from Barcrest, or dozens of other innovative slots like Storm Gaming's Magic of Merlin - all featuring the BTG mechanic!

You'll find about two dozen Megaways games with more coming out all the time.

Feature Buy

The Bonus Buy button on Rick and Morty allows you to purchase up to 20 "free spins".

If you have ever studied slots par sheets which show you how often, on average, a feature is designed to be triggered and then spent four or five cycles trying to get lucky - or if you simply want to go straight to the free spins or other bonus feature - there's a small handful of games here that will let you bypass the waiting room and go right into the bonus lounge!

Please be sure to check the terms or chat with customer service before using this facility if you are playing with a bonus.

Why?

The cost to buy a feature might be 100x the amount of your regular spin bet. It's up to the operator whether they would consider that a €100 bet when the limit might be €2 or €5 per spin when playing with a bonus.

The good news is that you can jump right into the action whenever you feel like it as long as you can afford to buy the feature and bonus terms don't forbid it.

More slots

Where can we start? The easiest way to say it is wow, just wow. It's a good thing there are so many ways to find the games you want to play because playing each game for five minutes each could take a month if you were 'lazy' and only played for 8 hours a day.

Click the Gaming Platform dropdown arrow on the casino guide on this page if you want to see all of the providers. There's also a list of games elsewhere on this page with links to in-depth reviews of each title.

We'll cover a few of them here...

Microgaming and NetEnt lead the pack with dozens of Quickfire partners showing up under Microgaming.

Other well-known studios such as ELK, Quickspin, Yggdrasil, and Thunderkick are in the catalog too.

What we get most excited by seeing is many up and coming as well as seldom seen developers on board here. The entire selection is simply phenomenal.

Spinomenal slots are mathematical and artistic works of mastery in our opinion.

Evoplay makes a new kind of game that uses the same mathematics model as a video slot. However, instead of showing symbols on spinning reels to demonstrate the value of random number generator results they use an animated storyline. It looks and feels like a role-playing game with battles, awards, and advances - but you have no more control over the outcome of a battle than you do over which symbols might appear on the reels.

You can learn more by reading our full Evoplay Gaming review.

Other games

You'll find just about everything besides bingo, keno, or some of the least played online table games here. Not even delving into the massive live lobby with every imaginable live dealer game on tap, you'll find random number generator games with animated interfaces and a variety of table limits, game rules, and pay tables. The RNG table game lobby is on the smaller side compared to the live games suite.

Roulette, blackjack, and house-banked table poker games are the most popular and there are special games like scratch cards if you look for them.

Bonuses and Promotions

The theme here is to share in the Tsars' riches with bonuses as you journey on your path to wealth.

The opening offer is staged in several rounds and you can opt-out at any point if you don't want to complete all stages.

The stages each have a percentage match amount as well as extra spins.

Be sure to read the terms of the bonus before accepting it as the max bet allowed is lower than most places. There are also manifold games that don't count for bonus wagering so checking the terms can keep you out of the mud.

The wagering requirement is higher than at many Euro/Asian gaming sites with 25x(b+d). Bonus "specialists" won't be happy with the low max bet to high playthrough ratio but there might be a few games that will let you work your magic.

We would try the signup bonus just for the chance to try twice as many initial spins on new games and hope for a big enough win to ride out the wagering without worrying about manipulating bet size to grind it out.

One nice thing is that you don't have to keep checking your account to see where you are at with wagering as they'll let you know when the requirements have been met.

While the normal minimum deposit is low enough for anyone to play, the minimum to receive a bonus might be €20 or even €30 depending on which stage you are depositing for. The max first deposit bonus upon launch was 100% up to €300. Please be sure to check elsewhere on this page or visit in case any of the terms have changed.

Look for weekly mystery bonuses and different daily incentives for loyal players. When we visited there wasn't a regular tier-based loyalty scheme.

All players should have access to the following at a minimum. VIP and rated players will obviously be offered additional perks.

• Welcome matches on 4 first deposits
• Weekend Reload
• Once-weekly Mystery Bonus

You can choose a bonus on the same screen as you deposit from. If multiple bonuses are available, be sure to check the rules for playing with more than one at a time - which one is being counted, whether wagering carries over, etc. It's a good idea to simply zero out your account between deposits if you are going to play with a bonus.

Banking and Customer Service

There are plenty of options for deposits and withdrawals. Bitcoin and ecoPayz work almost everywhere, Paysafecard is accepted for deposits with Neosurf is good for Canadian or Australian players.

POLi, Yandex, and WebMoney, Moneta and SoFort options sit alongside Neteller and Skrill. Litecoin is also accepted. All told, there are about 20 ways to get your money in or out of the gaming site.

Live chat is available onsite around the clock so banking help is always handy.

There is an entire section on the site dedicated to game rules. You'll find the link at the bottom of the lobby page.

New players will be limited to €10,000 Monthly in cashouts. Service fees may apply. Please see the terms.

Pitfalls

• Notarized documents may be required for some cashouts
• High wagering requirements (25xb+d)
• Low max bet with welcome bonus (€2)
• Too many restricted slots with bonus
• No stated VIP program
• Possible withdrawal fees

The Final Word

Tsars Casino accepts players from all over the world except for a few restricted countries. Unfortunately, the list includes France, the UK, the Netherlands, and the US. Players from most other countries are welcome. Supported languages include Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish.

The site is built for easy navigation and features a few invaluable game filters for advanced players as well as a way to mark your favorite games for later play.

The live lobby is almost a world unto itself yet players who strictly play RNG games can easily ignore it as well as the other way around.

The bonuses with low bet limits and high turnover requirements might be hard for most players to beat, but gamblers know that big wins can come along at any time.

Since the wagering requirements apply to the bonus as well as the deposit we wouldn't personally encumber our own funds for an offer of less than 100% unless jackpot games with full immediate payouts were allowed and even then, only rarely.

What we like most about the site is that it carries a nice theme without going overboard by trying to gamify it. Half-baked gamification without a real strong hook tends to get in the way more than it enhances a site, in our opinion.

Tsars offers an uncluttered approach with a good storyline, excellent aesthetics, and a minimalistic vehicle in which to -

Spin your way to the skies...

Pave your own path to wealth...

Experience an extraordinary adventure...

Reach the clouds with ease...